调
transfer; investigate; tone; tune
Meanings
6 senses · 30 examplesverb
to transfer; to assign; to dispatch
formalUsed for personnel, troops, or resources being moved to a new position or location.
He is a newly transferred cadre.
The military dispatched a large number of reinforcements to the border.
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The company adjusted and assigned employees' positions.
The superior department sent experts to the disaster area to guide work.
This unit has been transferred to multiple battlefields to perform missions.
verb
to investigate; to look into
formalUsed for researching facts or verifying information through formal or informal means.
The police have launched an investigation into this traffic accident.
We received the official investigative materials from the other party.
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We need to conduct internal and external investigations to clarify this matter.
The investigation team has entered the factory to carry out investigative work.
He is cooperating with the disciplinary commission to investigate his work issues.
noun
accent; tone of speech
informalOften used with the diminutive suffix 儿 in spoken Chinese, refers to a person's regional speech accent.
Tourists with various regional accents crowded the old street of this ancient city.
This person's speech accent sounds a bit like a local Shanghainese.
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He imitated the northern accent so vividly that it looked exactly like the real thing.
This host uses a standard Putonghua accent to host the program.
From his accent, you can tell he is from Guangdong.
noun
argument; viewpoint
neutralRefers to a consistent set of opinions or arguments held by a person or group.
The two people hold exactly the same viewpoint.
This wrong argument must be corrected immediately.
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He always publishes some extreme viewpoints.
There is a big divergence in the arguments of both sides.
This team's viewpoint is completely consistent with mainstream public opinion.
noun
musical key
technicalRefers to the base note of a musical piece, such as C major, G minor, etc.
This piece is in the key of C, which is relatively easy to play.
The teacher taught us to recognize different musical keys.
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The key of this song is too high for me to sing.
This melody sounds very nice, and I have already learned it.
He adapted this folk song to play in the key of D.
noun
tone (of Chinese language)
technicalRefers to the four tones and neutral tone in standard Mandarin, as well as tone changes in connected speech.
There are four basic tones in Chinese language.
Tone is one of the key and difficult points in Chinese learning.
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His tone marks are very standard, with no accent issues.
Learning Putonghua requires accurately mastering the tone of each character.
The number of tones in some dialects is different from that of Putonghua.